Ratios and Rates Questions

There are 12 girls for every 16 boys in class. What is the ratio of boys to girls?

• 12:16

• 16:12

• 12:28

• 16:28

In Mrs. Gonzalez's classroom library, there are 4 nonfiction books for every 6 fiction books. What is the ratio of fiction to nonfiction books?

• 6 to 4

• 4 to 6

• 4 to 10

• 6 to 10

The ratio of dogs to cats at the animal shelter is 6:4. If there are 20 cats, how many dogs are there? (Hint: you will need to make an equivalent ratio.)

• 30 dogs

• 10 dogs

• 6 dogs

• 4 dogs

The ratio of chocolate chips to sprinkles in the recipe is 2 to 3. If you use 6 tablespoons of sprinkles, how many tablespoons of chocolate chips do you need?

• 4 tablespoons

• 6 tablespoons

• 2 tablespoons

• 3 tablespoons

At Aldi's, apples are on sale 6 apples for $3.54. Find the unit cost.

• $0.59 per apple

• $21.24 per apple

• $59 per apple

• $5.90 per apple

Jackie and Luke are working on a project for Social Studies. They create a slide show with 240 slides. If they worked on it for 8 hours, how many slides did they create per hour?

• 30 slides per hour

• 40 slides per hour

• 20 slides per hour

• 240 slides per hour

Henry spent $33 on 3 pounds of cookies. How much would it cost him to purchase 5 pounds of cookies at the same price?

• $11

• $55

• $33

• Not here

The Davis family traveled 496 miles in 8 hours. At this rate, how far will they travel in 11 hours?

• 62 miles

• 682 miles

• 124 miles

• 11 miles